Baling-press.



No. 704,718. Patented july I5, |902. L. TRABUE.

BALING PRESS.

(Applicaiion led. Apr. 7, `1902.)

(No Model.)

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LUTHER TRABUE, OF GIRARD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE OHIO HAY PRESS COMPANY, OF BELLEVUE, OHIO, A CORPORATION.

eALiNe-PREss.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 704,718, dated July 15, 1902. Application filed April 7, 1902. Serial No. 101,851. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: 15 and forms the journal-bearing of the lever.

Beit known that'l, LUTHER TRABUE, a citi- The inner end of the arm 18 is formed with a 5o zen of the United States, residing at Girard, slot 21, in `which the bolt fits that connects in the county of Macoupin and State of Illithe arm tothe links 17. The lever 15 is pro- 5 nois, have invented certain new and" useful vided with'a shoulder `23 about midway ot' its Improvements in Ealing-Presses, of whichthe length.` This shoulder is adapted to come following is a full, clear, and exact descripagainst a roller 24 on the inner end of the sec- 55 tion, reference being had to the accompanytion 3 of the pitman when the lever is moved. ing drawings, forming part of this speciiica- The link or arm 18 is providedwith a projeclo tion. tion 25 on its upper face, so disposed that it My invention relates to certain improvewill be engaged by the projections 8 on the ments in the power end of a press for baling under side of the cross-head 7. The upper 6o hay, cotton,straw,excelsior,and thelike; and face of the reach 11 is provided with strips my invention consists in features of novelty 26, between which the pitman fits, as shown i5 hereinafter fully described, andlpointed out in Fig. I.

out in the claims. The operation of the paris is asfollows:

A Figure I is a top or plan view-of the power When the parts are in the position shown in 65 end of a press embodying my improvement. Fig. I, the plunger is in its forward position. Fig. II is a vertical longitudinal section taken As the sweep is moved one of the projections zo on line II II, Fig. I. Fig. III is a bottom per- 8 comes against the projection 25 on/the arm spective view of the cross-head. Fig. IV is 1S, moving the arm, theusection 3 of the pita detail perspective view showing one end of man, and the lever 15 to the position shown 7o the power-lever. Fig. V is an enlarged verby dotted lines in Fig. I. This causes the tical section taken on line V V, Fig. I. retraction of the plunger,.and as the vsweep z 5 Referring to the drawings, Irepresents part continues to move the projection 8 leaves the ofthe baling-chamber ofthe press; 2,the`plun projection 25, and the continued movement of ger or traverser; 3, the inner and 4 the outer the sweep and cross-head brings the other end 75 section of the pitrnan, hinged together at 5, of the cross-head against the projection 16 and V6 the sweep. The sweep is made fast to a on the lever 15. f Asthe cross-head continues 3o cross-head 7, provided on its lower side with to revolve the partsare moved back toward projections 8,that are preferably in the form of and to the position shown in full lines, Fig. I, antifriction-rollers. 'The under side of the the plunger being thus advanced. During 8o cross-head is also cut out to form curved camthe latter part of the advance movement of shoulders 9, and it(`the cross-head) is securedV the plunger the-cain-shoulder 9 on the cross- 35 to a shaft 10, journaled in the bed-plate or head is bearing against the projection 16, and reach 11 ofthe press. The upper part of the it will be observed that the point of bearing shaft 10 is supported by an arm 12, connectedl between the cross-head and the projection 16 8 5 to the reach 1l by a bolt 13, that also acts as approaches the center of the cross-head as the a pivot for a power-lever l5. On one end of plunger reaches the limit of its forward move- 4o the lever 15 is a projection 16. The other and ment, thus exerting great force on the plunlong end ofthe lever extends between a pair ger. During the latter. partv of the forward y of links 17, that connect the inner end of the movement of the plunger the shoulder ,23 on 9o section 3 of the pitman to the inner end of an the lever is bearing against the roller 24l on arm 1S, the outer end of whichis pivoted at the section 3 of the pitman, the leverV thus 45 19 to a stationary extension 2O of the reach having a direct push against the pitman. 11. The part 20 is connected tothe reach 11 When the parts reach the position shown in by the bolt 13, and itA has a vertical extension full lines, Fig. I, the shoulder 9 of the cross- 95 20, that lits between the bolt and the lever head leaves the projection 16 on the lever,

and the next projection S to that which last engaged the projection 25 comes against the projection 25 and the-parts are moved back to the position shown in dotted lines to retract the plunger.

The device is simple and effective in operation and is not liable to get out of order.

I claim as my inventioni l. In a baling-press, the combination of a plunger, a sectional pitman, an arm having a ixed pivot and which is connected to the pitman by means of links, a pivoted lever extending between said links and a cross-head adapted to engage said lever and said arm, substantially as set forth.

2. In a baling-press, the combination of a plunger, a sectional pitman, an arm having a fixed pivot and connected to said pitnnan by means of links, a pivoted lever extending between said links Aand having a shoulder adapted to engage a friction-roller on said pitman, and a cross-head adapted to engage said lever and said arm, substantially as setforth.

3. In a baling-press, the combination of a plunger, a sectional pitman, a pivoted arm, links connecting said arrn to said pitman, a lever extending between said links and a cross-head having projections adapted to engage a projection on said arrn and having cam-shoulders adapted to engage a projection on said lever, substantially as set forth.

4. In a baling-press, the combination of a plunger, a jointed pitman, a pivoted arm having a link connection -with said pitman and which said arm has a slot-and-bolt connection, a pivoted lever fitting between said links, and a cross-head adapted to engage said lever and said arm, substantially as set forth.

5. In a baling-press, the combination of a plunger, a jointedy pitman, a reach having strips to guide said pitman and a pivoted arm, a link connection between said arm and pitman, a pivoted lever and a cross-head having projections for engaging said arm and having earn-shoulders for engaging said lever, substantially as set forth.

G. In a baling-press, the combination of a plunger, a jointed pitman, a pivoted arm con nected to said pitman, a pivoted lever engaging the connection between said arm and pitman, and a cross-head adapted to engage said lever and arm, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

LUTHER TRABUE.

In presence of J. I-I. TIE'rsoRT, S. O. SMITH. 

